Process for treating various refuse materials, particularly smoke, garbage and sewage

Abstract

A process for treating smoke, aqueous sewage and solid waste/refuse materials by digesting all three waste material into an odor-free pumpable slurry. The slurry is screened to separate solids from the aqueous solution. The odor-free solids may be used as fertilizers and the odor free solution may be used for irrigational purposes.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A process for treating solid, liquid and gaseous refuse materials, comprising the steps of: (a) injecting a gaseous refuse material including smoke into a conduit carrying a generally liquid refuse material including raw sewage thereby forming a first mixture;   (b) pouring said first mixture into a treatment mill and adding a generally solid refuse material including cellulose thereto for forming a second mixture;   (c) aerobically digesting said second mixture by operating said treatment mill for a period of time sufficient to form a pumpable slurry; and   (d) processing said slurry to separate the solids from the aqueous solution.   
     
     
       2. The process of claim 1, wherein: (a) said solid refuse material including domestic, agricultural, or industrial waste, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
       3. The process of claim 2, wherein: (a) said smoke is injected at a rate of about 50 tons per hour into said line carrying said raw sewage; and   (b) said raw sewage flowing at a rate of about 50 tons per hour.   
     
     
       4. A process for treating smoke, aqueous sewage and solid waste material, comprising the steps of: (a) injecting a gaseous refuse material including smoke into an aqueous sewage conduit carrying raw aqueous sewage at a rate of about 50 tons/hour;   (b) pouring the raw aqueous sewage containing smoke into a treatment mill and adding solid waste material including cellulose;   (c) aerobically digesting solid waste material with the raw aqueous sewage containing smoke for a period of time sufficient to form a pumpable slurry; and   (d) screening the slurry to separate the solids from liquid.